I thank Bill the Cat for quoting this, which I will post here:
That was from the movie "A Few Good Men." Santiago was accidentally killed during a code red. As a former Marine let me school you. "Code Red", or as we also called them "blanket parties" (see the movie "Full Metal Jacket") were strictly illegal according to the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). Explicit orders were never given to carry out a code red, it was all done with a wink and a nod - but they were invaluable for weeding out "non-hackers" or getting a wayward Marine back on track. I was involved in a number of these - and at times they were quite brutal. But they accomplished their ends - either the recruit washed out or he became a better Marine. In either case we became a closer and more unified fighting force. It is simply one of the tools that has made the United States Marine Corps one of the premier fighting forces in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNqKrX1sx8
Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
- Col. Jessep
- Col. Jessep
That was from the movie "A Few Good Men." Santiago was accidentally killed during a code red. As a former Marine let me school you. "Code Red", or as we also called them "blanket parties" (see the movie "Full Metal Jacket") were strictly illegal according to the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). Explicit orders were never given to carry out a code red, it was all done with a wink and a nod - but they were invaluable for weeding out "non-hackers" or getting a wayward Marine back on track. I was involved in a number of these - and at times they were quite brutal. But they accomplished their ends - either the recruit washed out or he became a better Marine. In either case we became a closer and more unified fighting force. It is simply one of the tools that has made the United States Marine Corps one of the premier fighting forces in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNqKrX1sx8
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